Adelaide vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2117
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4412
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3276
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
94
99
🏙️ Population
1.39M
14.3M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 25% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1686th and 3130th ($2117 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 65th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Tokyo

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Adelaide Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1976
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7414
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4859
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.3
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.9
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$876
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6919
$14795

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1911
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1771
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1718
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1362
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1464
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1738
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1768
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2058
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1673
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1662
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2308
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1681
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1736
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1667
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1728
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1674
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1706
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1725
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1813
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2019
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1786
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1747
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1364
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1678
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1568
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1660
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1580
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1599
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1888
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2292
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2127
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2640
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2181
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1839
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1184
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1455
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1633

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961